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ESA's Bremen ministerial secures more than €22bn — Europe ups the stakes in space

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher won his bet at the Bremen ministerial, securing member-state commitments of more than €22 billion to fund agency programmes across science, launchers and communications. The cash injection raises Europe’s strategic and industrial ambition in space and improves multi‑year visibility for procurement.

2025-12-16T02:50:06.729501-08:00

CNBC

SpaceX IPO could be the biggest ever next year, reshaping aerospace valuations

2025-12-15T09:50:21.348822-08:00

Payload

Starfish Space and Impulse Space complete Remora autonomous rendezvous using single‑camera guidance

2025-12-15T06:06:19.029329-08:00

Universe Today

2.8 Days to Disaster: arXiv paper warns mega-constellations could trigger LEO collision cascade

2025-12-15T05:03:20.182927-08:00

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SpaceNews.com

China conducts three orbital launches: experimental cargo ship, classified tech demo and Ziyuan‑III 04 EO satellite China launched three orbital missions in recent days, placing an experimental commercial cargo spacecraft and an opaque, classified technology‑demonstration into orbit alongside a new remote‑sensing satellite. The Ziyuan‑III 04 Earth‑observation satellite lifted on a Long March‑4B from Taiyuan on Dec. 16, 2025 at 11:17 a.m. Beijing time.

2025-12-16T03:24:42.789608-08:00

China conducts three orbital launches: experimental cargo ship, classified tech demo and Ziyuan‑III 04 EO satellite

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ESA's Bremen ministerial secures more than €22bn — Europe ups the stakes in space ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher won his bet at the Bremen ministerial, securing member-state commitments of more than €22 billion to fund agency programmes across science, launchers and communications. The cash injection raises Europe’s strategic and industrial ambition in space and improves multi‑year visibility for procurement.

2025-12-16T02:50:06.729501-08:00

ESA's Bremen ministerial secures more than €22bn — Europe ups the stakes in space

NASA Spaceflight

SpaceX begins demolition and infrastructure upgrades at Starbase in South Texas SpaceX has started demolition and other infrastructure upgrades at its Starbase complex in South Texas, beginning work to reconfigure the launch site. The activity reflects ongoing rapid site development at Boca Chica as SpaceX prepares for upcoming test and operational missions.

2025-12-16T02:46:52.386179-08:00

SpaceX begins demolition and infrastructure upgrades at Starbase in South Texas

European Spaceflight

Technip Energies ships ground-support robot to back Callisto reusable-rocket demonstrator Technip Energies is preparing to ship a ground-support robot to support Callisto, a reusable rocket demonstrator, to perform automated handling, propellant and sensor servicing and other pre‑flight tasks for upcoming test flights. The system will be used to exercise robotics-led ground operations and validate rapid turnaround procedures.

2025-12-15T22:04:23.283317-08:00

Technip Energies ships ground-support robot to back Callisto reusable-rocket demonstrator

Economic Times

India's drone and spacetech sector to swell fivefold to $44bn by 2033, creating 200,000+ jobs India's aerospace, drone and space-technology market is forecast to expand fivefold to $44 billion by 2033, driven by government reforms and stronger private-sector investment. The surge is expected to create more than 200,000 new engineering and research roles, reshaping domestic supply chains and skills demand.

2025-12-15T20:14:47.477887-08:00

India's drone and spacetech sector to swell fivefold to $44bn by 2033, creating 200,000+ jobs

Via Satellite

Cailabs and DataPath to develop transportable optical ground stations for laser communications Cailabs has entered an agreement with DataPath to co-develop transportable optical ground stations aimed at bringing laser-communications ground hardware to market. The collaboration focuses on portable optical ground-segment systems to support on-site laser communications demonstrations and commercial deployments at scale.

2025-12-15T18:26:48.743003-08:00

Cailabs and DataPath to develop transportable optical ground stations for laser communications

Air & Space Forces Mag

Space Force delays Victus Haze tactically responsive launch to 2026 after provider rocket mishap The U.S. Space Force has pushed its Victus Haze tactically responsive space demonstration into 2026 after a rocket mishap involving a contracted launch provider, a senior official said. As a result, the service does not expect a Victus Haze launch to occur this year.

2025-12-15T15:24:00.876526-08:00

Space Force delays Victus Haze tactically responsive launch to 2026 after provider rocket mishap

Spaceflight Now

Rocket Lab to attempt record rapid Electron cadence with second of three launches this week Rocket Lab will launch the second of three planned Electron missions this week, operating across its three pads in New Zealand and the United States. If all three fly, it would be the fastest sequence of Electron missions to date, closing out 2025 with an unprecedented small‑launcher cadence.

2025-12-15T14:22:36.321943-08:00

Rocket Lab to attempt record rapid Electron cadence with second of three launches this week

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